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| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: Drive-by shooting leaves man dead on SW Side, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-lawn-drive-by-fatal-shooting-2-28 | ![Chicago crime: Man shot, killed in SW Side drive-by, police say][5] #### [ Chicago crime: Man shot, killed in SW Side drive-by, police say ][6] A drive-by shooting on Chicago’s Southwest Side early Saturday morning left a man dead. #### The Brief * * A drive-by shooting on Chicago's Southwest … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Much colder temps to start the weekend | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-much-colder-temps-start-weekend | ![Chicago Weather: Much colder temps to start the weekend][1] #### [ Chicago Weather: Much colder temps to start the weekend ][2] Fox Chicago Meteorologist Mark Strehl has the forecast for Feb. 28, 2026. **CHICAGO** \- The weekend started with much colder temperatures than what the Chicago area saw just 24 … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Man fatally wounded overnight in drive-by shooting on Southwest Side | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/homicide-chicago-lawn/ | A 30-year-old man was fatally wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 3 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 3200 block of West 62nd Street, where a man was shot multiple times to the body. … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Weakened EPA rules for coal power plants raise risk of poisonous mercury getting into fish you eat | https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/28/weakened-epa-rules-coal-power-plants-raises-risk-poisonous-mercury-fish-gabriel-filippelli | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][86] * [ Facebook ][87] * [ Bluesky ][88] * [ Email ][89] * [ Reddit ][90] * [ Flipboard ][91] **** For years, people fishing along the banks of the White River that winds through Indianapolis were met by … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Skyline Furniture's newest manufacturing facility has it eyeing growth, more workers | https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/02/28/skyline-furniture-manufacturing-facility-growth-workers | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][64] * [ Facebook ][65] * [ Bluesky ][66] * [ Email ][67] * [ Reddit ][68] * [ Flipboard ][69] **_Editor’s Note:_ ** _Last year, a new presidential administration stepped in with plans to disrupt the way companies do … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Visiting relatives were high the whole time | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/02/28/dearabby-today-dear-abby-visiting-relatives-were-high-the-whole-time | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][56] * [ Facebook ][57] * [ Bluesky ][58] * [ Email ][59] * [ Reddit ][60] * [ Flipboard ][61] **DEAR ABBY:** I just concluded a five-day visit hosting some young relatives. Both are adults in their early 30s. … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | City's tree-trimming program branches out in right direction | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/28/trees-rogers-park-loyola-weber-spur-schools-iran-tariffs-epstein-bears-stratton-cats | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][29] * [ Facebook ][30] * [ Bluesky ][31] * [ Email ][32] * [ Reddit ][33] * [ Flipboard ][34] While criticism of government services in Chicago is often warranted, the city’s tree-trimming program demonstrates what effective public investment … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Blackhawks' Nick Foligno needs to make decision about trade deadline soon | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/02/28/blackhawks-trade-rumors-nick-foligno-ilya-mikheyev-kyle-davidson | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] DENVER — Nick Foligno is a wild card in the [ Blackhawks ][24] ’ trade-deadline plans, but it’s within … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | U.S., Israel attack Iran, Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’ | https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2026/02/28/iran-trump-israel | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][8] * [ Facebook ][9] * [ Bluesky ][10] * [ Email ][11] * [ Reddit ][12] * [ Flipboard ][13] The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | We like Ethan Wyttenbach’s Quinnipiac Bobcats, at 15-1 odds, to win NCAA Frozen Four | https://chicago.suntimes.com/casinos-gambling/2026/02/28/ethan-wyttenbach-quinnipiac-bobcats-ncaa-frozen-four-porter-martone-michigan-state-dartmouth-hayden-stavroff-penn-state-gavin-mckenna | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] LAS VEGAS — For nearly 10 years, Ethan Wyttenbach has held the keys to his future. When he can’t … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Trump announces "major combat operations" in Iran. Watch the full video and read his statement. | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-full-statement-on-us-iran-attack-major-combat-operations/ | President Trump announced early Saturday that the U.S. was undertaking " [ major combat operations in Iran ][8] ," as Israel said it was launching a preemptive attack on the country. Read a transcript of Mr. Trump's full statement, which he shared in a video on his Truth Social network, … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Man killed in drive-by shooting in Chicago Lawn | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fatal-drive-by-shooting-in-chicago-lawn/ | A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Chicago police said a 30-year-old man was standing outside in the 3200 block of West 62nd Street when a group pulled up in a silver sedan and fired shots. Police said the man was shot throughout his … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Live Updates: U.S. and Israel attack Iran, with Trump confirming "major combat operations" | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/israel-us-attack-iran-trump-says-major-combat-operations/ | ## What to know about the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran today * The U.S. and Israel announced a major military operation against Iran early Saturday, after President Trump threatened the Iranian regime for weeks [ to make a new deal to rein in its nuclear program ][5] , … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | CBS Local | Procession leads Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket from Chicago to South Carolina for continued services | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/procession-rev-jesse-jacksons-casket-chicago-to-south-carolina/ | Rev. Jesse Jackson's casket will head to South Carolina on Saturday and then Washington D.C. for more memorial services. A procession started at 6 a.m. outside the Rainbow PUSH headquarters where on Thursday and Friday, [ mourners lined up to pay their respects ][1] to the late civil rights leader. … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | ABC Local | 2 men injured in shootout in Brainerd, police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/brainerd-chicago-shooting-today-2-men-injured-shootout-9100-block-south-ashland-avenue-police-department-says/18660834/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men were injured in a shootout on Chicago's South Side on Friday night, police said. Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting in the Brainerd neighborhood's 9100-block of South Ashland Avenue just before 11:30 p.m. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Driver facing DUI, reckless homicide charges after man killed while crossing Morton Grove street: PD | https://abc7chicago.com/post/jesus-guzman-charged-dui-reckless-homicide-boris-nudelman-fatally-hit-dempster-street-morton-grove-police/18660968/ | MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A man is facing DUI and reckless homicide charges for allegedly hitting and killing an 89-year-old pedestrian in the north suburbs back in October, police said on Thursday. Morton Grove police said officers responded to [ the crash ][1] in the 6800-block of Dempster Street … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | CWB Chicago | 166 pounds of meth in suburban man’s garage results in 6-year prison sentence | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/02/166-pounds-of-meth-in-suburban-mans-garage-results-in-6-year-prison-sentence.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=166-pounds-of-meth-in-suburban-mans-garage-results-in-6-year-prison-sentence | A Cicero man accused of storing more than 166 pounds of methamphetamine in garbage bags inside his garage has been sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to drug delivery charges. William Lebron, 42, entered his guilty plea to delivery of methamphetamine in exchange for the sentence … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: Waco Siege begins | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/today-in-history-waco-siege-begins-2/ | Today is Friday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2025. There are 306 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 28, 1993, a gun battle erupted at a religious compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to arrest Branch Davidian leader … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: Judge Joan Lefkow finds husband and mother shot dead in the basement of her home | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/february-28-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 28, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][30] . **Front page flashback:** Feb. 28, 1989 ![Richard M. Daley, son of legendary Chicago "Boss" Richard J. Daley, won … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | February 28, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Ex-Illinois inmate’s lawsuit over forced labor induction tests Gov. JB Pritzker on reproductive rights | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/illinois-corrections-forced-birth-induction-lawsuit/ | EAST ALTON, Ill. — She arrived at X House resigned to delivering her baby while incarcerated. Amy Hicks was 7 ½ months pregnant and convicted of an illegal drug offense that would keep her behind bars for months to come. Still, as Hicks waited inside that transitional cellblock of the … |